† calculoseadj.
1. Stony, pebbly.
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the world > the earth > land > ground > [adjective] > stony
stonyc975
calculosec1420
carbunculine?1440
stanneryc1440
hasky1649
c1420 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 274 The feldes calculose.
2. Medicine. = calculous adj. 1.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > growth or excrescence > [adjective] > concretion
kernellyc1400
calculous1605
tartarous1605
calculating1607
tartareous1625
calculative1657
calculary1660
calculose1714
petrescent1758
1714 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea (ed. 2) 65 This Decoction..alters and amends the Calculose Disposition of the Kidneys.
Derivatives
calculosity n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Calculosity, fulness of stones or Counters.
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